by Nurat Uthman
Aderinoye Queen Christmas, also known as Queen Oluwadamilola Aderinoye, a former beauty queen declared wanted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has surrendered to the Lagos State Command after approximately eight months in hiding.
NDLEA spokespersonFemi Babafemi announced in a statement on Sunday, September 1, 2024, that Aderinoye turned herself in on Wednesday, August 28.
She had been on the run since January 2024, after escaping a raid by anti-narcotic operatives at her residence in the Lekki area of Lagos, following intelligence reports linking her to illicit drug activities.
Aderinoye, who was crowned Miss Commonwealth Nigeria Culture 2015/2016 and is the founder of Queen Christmas Foundation, was reportedly hiding in Akure, Ondo State, since her escape.
During the raid on her home, NDLEA officials, in the presence of estate representatives, recovered 606 grams of Canadian Loud (a synthetic strain of cannabis), an electronic weighing scale, a large quantity of drug packaging materials, a black RAV 4 SUV with Lagos license plates, and other items.
